Choice based art

Hey fellow art teachers! Ever wonder how to introduce to students to choice based art education? I've gotten so many questions about ju...

W.O.W. - Wonderful Original Work of ArtIf you are unfamiliar with this concept, here is a quick rundown from The Art of Education University:"WOW stands for “Wonderful Original Work of Art.” Invented in a Teaching for Artistic Behavior classroom by Barbara Berry, a TAB educator in Brunwick, ME, the WOW cycle is a way to motivate students to create long-term projects. Students learn to envision a piece of art, plan it out, and execute it by a deadline." -Kelly PhillipsThis is something that I…

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The various activities I sue to start off my drawing center in a tab choice based classroom and how you can set one up too

Student success criteria and clear expectations are a major focus for my professional goals this year, I want to share some of the work I done so far. Capturing ideas and planning are the first two steps in the artistic process. This entire wall will be filled with the entire process. Students will be able to look to the wall to 1. know what they should be doing at each step 2. understand what the work looks like 3. understand how the work should impact their project 4. justify the work that…

yes, they're in high school and yes, they need this. they are not yet adults...or professional artists...not yet.

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Are you required to leave emergency sub plans? If so, you may want to use a choice board! My art colleague Sharon had the idea to make a choice board that can be used multiple times if there is a situation where you need to be gone unexpectedly (sickness or unexpected quarantine). Even if your school does not require this, I highly recommend having a stash of lesson plans ready to go in case you wake up sick in the … Read more... →